René Lobello (born 5 May 1963) is a French football manager and former player.

René Lobello
Personal information
Full name René Lobello
Date of birth (1963-05-05) 5 May 1963 (age 60)
Place of birth Chambéry, France
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1968-1978 USAM Toulon
1978–1980 Mulhouse
1980–1981 Paris SG
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1982 Montceau Bourgogne
1982–1983 La Seyne
1983–1984 Mulhouse
1984–1986 Carpentras
1986–1989 Porto Vecchio
Managerial career
1996–1997 Al-Shabab (assistant)
1997 Al-Wehda (assistant)
1998 Al Nassr (assistant)
1998–1999 Étoile du Sahel (assistant)
1999–2002 Sochaux (assistant)
2002–2003 Metz (assistant)
2003–2004 Étoile du Sahel
2004–2005 Neuchâtel Xamax
2005–2006 Young Boys (assistant)
2006–2007 USM Alger
2008–2011 Sochaux (assistant)
2011–2015 Bordeaux (assistant)
2015–2016 Shanghai Shenhua (assistant)
2016–2017 Saint-Étienne (assistant)
2017 Liaoning
2018 Tours
2020–2022 Porto Vecchio
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Biography edit

Lobello was born in Chambéry. After his playing career, he became a coach in several countries, in Middle East, in North Africa but also in Switzerland.

Back in France, he worked in Metz and Sochaux before following Francis Gillot in Bordeaux and Shanghai.

He became assistant of coach Christophe Galtier, who wanted to expand his staff at AS Saint-Étienne in June 2016, he left the club a year later following the departure of the French coach.

He joined Chinese Super League club Liaoning Hongyun in August 2017. After a last place in the ranking, he was fired in September 2017 after only seven league games.

Lobello was appointed manager of newly-relegated Championnat National side Tours FC in June 2018.[1] He left the club in December 2018.[2]

From July 2020 to January 2022, he coached the team in Corsica, AS Ponte Vecchio.

On 29 June 2023 he moved to Italy, where he became the new coach of Alessandria Calcio.[3] The following month, on 10 July, due to corporate problems, he left his post.

Honors edit

  • French Champion of French Ligue 2 in 2001 D2 with Sochaux
  • Winner of the African Cup Winners' Cup in 2003 with Étoile sportive du Sahel
  • Winner of the Asian Cup Winners' Cup in 1998 with Al Nasr Riyad
  • Winner of the French Cup in 2013 with Bordeaux

References edit

  1. ^ "Tours : Un entraîneur français arrive de l'étranger (off)" (in French). foot-national.com. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Tours : René Lobello n'est plus l'entraîneur (off)" (in French). foot-national.com. 24 December 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  3. ^ "LOBELLO NUOVO MISTER DELLA PRIMA SQUADRA – QUISTELLI DIRETTORE TECNICO E FINANZIARIO" (Press release) (in Italian). Alessandria Calcio. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.

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